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USDA ANNOUNCES THE 2008 CLASS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, July 11, 2008 - The Agriculture Department
today announced the 2008 class of the Public Service Leaders Scholarship
Program (PSLSP). This year's class of eight students consists of men and
women pursuing degrees in areas critical to USDA agencies and who have
demonstrated interest in the public sector. The recipients are meeting
here this week to receive orientation and leadership training.
The PSLSP selects students based on academic achievement, interest in
public service, and leadership potential and provides them with a
scholarship and an internship that allows the students to complete their
education and pursue a career in public service. The scholarship
consists of full tuition, books, the use of a laptop computer, student
employment with USDA, mentoring, and leadership training. Upon
graduation, the scholars work as permanent employees at USDA for one
year for each year of financial assistance they receive.
The PSLSP, administered by USDA's Hispanic-Serving Institutions National
Program, gives USDA agencies the availability of a well-trained and
diverse workforce. Since the program started in 2002, 32 scholars have
graduated and are working for USDA. Seventeen students are now working
on their degrees through the program, including those selected this
year. This year's USDA sponsoring agencies are the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service, Economic Research Service, Farm Service
Agency, Forest Service, Foreign Agricultural Service and Natural
Agricultural Statistics Service.
For additional information on USDA's Public Service Leaders Scholarship
Program, visit http://www.hsi.usda.gov .
The 2008 USDA Public Service Leaders Scholars by sponsoring agency
are:
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Magdalena Vree, Bachelor's degree candidate in Agriculture, California
State Polytechnic University - Pomona, CA Forest Service
Daniel Delgado, Bachelor's degree candidate in Agriculture, California
State Polytechnic University - Pomona, CA Zulamet Vega, Master's degree
candidate in Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez, PR
Economic Research Service
Cristina Miller, Ph.D. degree candidate in Economics, University of
Illinois - Chicago, IL Robert Needham, Ph.D. degree candidate in
Agricultural Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University - Natural Agricultural Statistics Service
Bianca Garza, Bachelor's degree candidate in Agricultural Business,
Washington State University - Farm Service Agency
Katherine Lynde, Bachelor's degree candidate in Agricultural Business,
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX Foreign Agricultural Service
Juliana Madrid, Master's degree candidate in International Relations,
Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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